Aah, summer where the living is easy except if you’re in the middle of an August heat wave BUT the heat did give me a good excuse to expediently tackle three summer hot topics. Ready, set, go!
Dear Snarky,
My daughter has a friend who is allegedly gluten and lactose intolerant and her mom makes a big deal about it at school parties and play dates and yet yesterday I saw the kid and her mom eating cheeseburgers and drinking milk shakes at McDonalds. Should I call her out on her hypocrisy?
Signed, Oh No You Didn’t
Dear Oh No,
Mind you own freaking business. You’re not the food police. I know it’s going to be hard but resist the urge to stir up drama.
Dear Snarky,
I know my friend’s kids are peeing in my pool because they never ask to go inside and use the restroom. When I shared my suspicions my friend got angry and told her kids to get out of the pool and left.
How does she feel that she has the right to be angry it’s my pool getting peed in?
Signed, Upset
Dear Upset,
What did you want your friend to do offer up her kids for a CSI level urine forensics? Here’s a pro tip- quit inviting people over for a swim and then lobbying accusations at them.
Dear Snarky,
Every time we vacation with my husband’s family we always get stuck paying more than our fair share. You name it from groceries for the condo to eating out it’s like we are subsidizing the vacation. How can we stop this?
Signed, Going Broke
Dear Broke,
The solution is simple. Quit vacationing with family that repeatedly takes advantage of you. The fact that you let this happen multiple times is beyond ridiculous. Close your wallet now and practice saying “We’ve made other vacation plans.”
Snarky in the Suburbs 